Razor



L. KUHNL RAZOR Filed Jan. 51, 1940 INVENTOR,

1 0 01 a Kz/Hm ATTORNEY.

Patented June 17, 1941 3 Claims.

The invention rel-ates to razors of the so-called safety type a typicalexample of which will be later described in connection with theaccompanying drawing.

The principal object is to provide such a razor with a shield that canbe adjusted to a position to protect the edges of the blade While therazor is not in use but which can be readily moved out of the way whenit is desired that the razor be used for shaving. Such a device hasspecial advantages for those users like soldiers and travelers ofvarious kinds who wish to reduce their impedimenta to a minimum weightand volume, and the use of my device dispenses with the need of cases,boxes, and other receptacles commonly used for the protection of suchinstruments.

Referring to the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a view of the razor in elevation;

Fig. 2 is a view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the shield and the way inwhich it is assembled with the razor;

Fig. 4 is a top view of the razor head with a part broken away toillustrate details.

Describing the drawing with greater particularity, a construction ofrazor for which the device is adaptable comprises the usual handle H1 inwhich is mounted the shank H of a plate designated as a whole by theletter A and comprising the back plate I2 bent around to form the topplate 13. On the plate I2 is pivotally mounted the clamping spring I4which is bent on a reverse curve, one of the curves being indicated byl5 and the other by Hi. The function of the spring will be presentlystated. It is provided with two ears ll, ll which serve as a mountingmeans for the shield. The remaining member of the razor proper comprisesthe plate [8 loosely and hingedly connected to the back plate by meansof the hook I9 struck out from the back plate and engaging an aperturein the plate Ill. The plate I8 is continued at approximately a rightangle bend to constitute the plate which is the blade supportingplatform. The blade 2| is shown positioned between the plate l3 and theplate 2|] and it is clamped firmly between these two plates by thepressure of the clamping spring 14. The plate 20 terminates in a guard22 provided with stops 23, 23 against which the edge of the blade bearsin order to definitely align and position it with respect to the guard.The abutments 24, 24 are struck out from the plate l8 one on either sideof the clamping spring in order to maintain it in position sinceotherwise it might by accident RAZORWQ H Leopold Kuhnl': Bridgeporflaassignorato Magazine Repeating" Razor Company, New York, N. Y., acorporation of New Jersey Application January 31, 1940, Serial No.316,507

be swung on its pivotal mounting and release the blade.

An aperture 25 between the back plate and the plate [8 is provided forthe insertion of the finger of a blade magazine, but since this featurehas nothing to do with the invention it will not be further referred to.

The shield comprises (for a razor of the type now being described) aplate 26 curved on its transverse section to cover the guard 22 and theedge of the blade. This plate is provided with two ears 21, 21 which.are hingedly connected with the ears ll, ll of the spring clamp, thehinge function being supplied by the hinge pin 28 passing throughregistering apertures in the two sets of cars, as shown in Figs. 2 and3. Preferably the spacing of the ears extending from the shield 26 andthe spacing of the ears extending from the spring clamp are such thatthere is a lateral pressure between the former and the latter, theobject of which is to create friction in the hinge connection so thatthe shield 26 will remain securely in its position as in Fig. 2, whereit is shown functioning to protect the blade and also in its drop-downposition as shown in Fig. 3 where it does not interfere with the use ofthe razor in shaving.

The result is that the razor user can, when the razor is not in use,swing the shield on its hinged connection up over the guard and theblade edge as shown in Fig. 2, and, when he desires to use the razor,the shield may be swung to the position shown in Fig. 3, where it doesnot interfere with the shaving operation. This dispenses with thenecessity of using boxes, cases or other containers for the razor whenit is not in actual use, since the edge of the blade is thoroughlyprotected against injury from contact with other articles.

While I have described a certain particular construction in which myinvention is incorporated, I do not desire to be limited to thisparticular embodiment since many changes and modifications may easily bemade without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as setforth in the following claims.

I claim:

1. A razor of the type comprising a guard and blade-holding meansadapted to position and hold a blade with its edge in shaving relationto the guard, in combination with a shield hingedly mounted on therazor, the hinge axis being positioned below the head of the razor andon a center so located that the arc in which the shield swings carriesit into abutment with the guard, such shield when in such position ofabutment extending over the entire length of and overlapping the edge ofa blade located in shaving position in the blade holding means.

2. A razor of the type comprising a guard and blade-holding meansadapted to position and hold a blade with its edge in shaving relationto the guard, in combination with a shield mounted on the razor by meansof a hinged connection frictionally retarded, the hinge axis beingpositioned below the head of the razor and on a center so located thatthe shield swings in an arc to carry it into abutment with the guard,such shield when in such position of abutment extending over the entirelength of and overlapping the edge of a blade located in shavingposition in the blade holding means.

3. A razor of the type comprising a guard and blade-holding meansadapted to position and hold a blade with its edge in shaving relationto the guard, in combination with a shield shaped to partially enclosethe guard and the edge of a blade in shaving relation thereto, saidshield being hingedly mounted on the razor and the hinge axis beingpositioned below the head of the razor and on a center so located thatthe arc in which the shield swings is such as to carry it into abutmentwith the guard and in overlying relation to the blade edge.

LEOPOLD KUHNL.

